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The Urban Splinter Fall 2014
RTKL Internship Summer 2014
1801 S. Canal Street Fall 2013
Normal Community Library Spring 2014
Solar Decathlon Fall 2011
Team Kentuckiana Spring 2013
Indy Park Plaza Spring 2012
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The Urban Splinter, a high rise project in the heart of Streeterville Chicago, is the amalgamation of what the neighborhood lacks and a vision for it’s future. By creating a striking and attractive structure, the building fits into the context of the bustling riverfront seamlessly. The design concept utilizes the surrounding buildings to develop the form as an intrinsic conceptual decision. This allows the tower to fit in with the context as well as be iconic in the skyline. The Urban Splinter provides the immediate neighborhood with a new urban scape through the design of the elevated podium. By splitting the two program types and connecting them through the elevated podium, the building creates new public plazas on the street level. Additional program was introduced in the form of a winter garden in the podium, giving the neighborhood a year round destination. This new attraction in downtown Chicago provides the occupants and citizens of Chicago with different interactions throughout all seasons and creating opportunities for new experiences every time they visit the site. This project was completed during the Fall of 2014 as a group project with three members. Responsibilities included all interior and exterior renderings, photoshop work, overall Revit form and curtain wall design, and design and construction of the scale models.
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River P.4 walk Perspective - Night
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Form Generation Diagram
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Core Area 2871 sq feet
2.1%
22%
4.2%
40.2%
13.6% Residential Floor Plate 12760 sq feet
18.6% 21.3%
RESIDENTIAL CORE PRECENTAGE Core Area 2851 sq feet 21%
BUILDING PROGRAM Resdidential
596,475 sq ft
Amenities
316,460 sq ft
Hotel
276,240 sq ft
Parking
201,640 sq ft
Mechanical
61,055 sq ft
Leasable
31,440 sq ft
TYPICAL FLOOR LEVEL Studio
1 Out of 7
One Bedroom
4 Out of 7
Two Bedroom
2 Out of 7
Penthouse
East Facing
Unique
23% Residential Floor Plate 13600 sq feet
HOTEL CORE PRECENTAGE
Deluxe
23% 23% Two Sharing
TYPICAL FLOOR LEVEL East Facing
4 Out of 17
Deluxe
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Two Sharing
4 Out of 17
Unique
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Floorplan - Level 1 ^
BUILDING LEVEL 53 Out of 353 221 Out of 353 106 Out of 353 9 Out of 353
Floorplan - Level 12 ^
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Programmatic Section ^
Floorplan - Level 36 ^
Residential Unit Axon
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Hotel Unit Axon ^
Residential Unit Perspective ^ Hotel Unit Perspective ^
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Michigan Ave Bridge View
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Riverboat Tour View ^
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Model Photo
3D Wall Section Model Photo
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Building Section ^
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Wall Section Model Photo
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Podium Exploded Axon
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River walk Layout View ^ Podium Winter Garden View
Hyatt Regency View - Night
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Michigan Ave Bridge View - Night ^
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INDIANAPOLIS MARKET SQUARE TOWER
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RTKL is an international architecture firm with offices in several countries around the globe. My internship was in the Chicago office working in the domestic residential group on projects in Indianapolis, New Jersey, and Cincinnati. The Port Imperial project located in New Jersey is the fourth building that RTKL has designed in the development and the mixed use project was meant to match the previous designs, with a new modern twist. For this project, renderings were completed in addition to work on the facade design in Revit. Renderings were also completed for the tower in Cincinnati, which were tested in both Revit and 3DS Max to help illustrate the differences in the programs. The Market Square Tower, located in downtown Indianapolis, was the primary project during my internship. The project was awarded as the result of a competition, as the design concept used bands of weaving glass horizontally around the curves of the tower. For the project, renderings were completed in Revit and Photoshop as both day and night views. Updates and perspective views were also completed using SketchUp, to give further understanding of the design. Updates and drawings were completed using Revit, including changes to the facade, design options for the entries, visualization of design options at various phases, and creation of drawings for the delivery package at the end of the Schematic Design Phase.
Market Square Tower Rendering
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Southeast Entry View
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Market Square Tower Rendering
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Southwest Entry View ^ Northwest Parking Entry View ^
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Building Skin Details
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Building Skin Details
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Building Skin Details
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Typical Floor Plan ^
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Market Square Tower Rendering
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PORT IMPERIAL - BUILDING C
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Retail Entry View ^ Corner Rendering
Aerial Perspective
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Entry Rendering ^
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Diagramatic Floor Plan ^
Southeast Corner View ^
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Program Diagram
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Southwest Entry - Night ^
Selected View Diagram Section Diagram
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This urban design project was completed during the Fall of 2013 in two phases. The first was a study of the site and the design of a master plan for the large site. This phase was done as a pair, with the primary focus on analysis Form Generation Diagram ^ of the site and urban concepts. This information was compiled, presented, and ultimately informed Circulation Diagram the design of the master plan. Several square blocks located in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood provided excellent access to the site, but also included several hard edges between a residential neighborhood and commercial district. The site plan, therefore, followed the concept of building up the scale and activity intensity from west to east to match this shift in program. The second phase was completed individually and required the design of one building within the master plan. The building that was chosen is a mixed-use building along the major north south street through the site. The west facade, along this street, features louvers to give a sleek feeling and give privacy to the users of the building. It is peeled away to create a more interesting entry experience. The east side curls around a public plaza designed to allow for a multitude of public events. P.18
Site Panorama Photo ^
Site Circulation Map^
Regional Circulation Map ^
Neighborhood Typology Map ^
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Programmatic Site Plan ^
EW Building Section - 1 ^
3D Building Section
EW Building Section - 2 ^
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South Elevation ^
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North Elevation West Elevation
Ground Floor Plan ^
Aerial Perspective
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Plaza Perspective ^
Model Photo ^
Plaza Perspective ^ Northwest View
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NORMAL COMMUNITY PUBLIC
LIBRARYSTUDY
Northwest Entry ^ Structural Diagram
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Design project completed in conjunction with Studio GC and the Normal Public Library. The project consisted of generating forms, ideas, and concepts to create interest in the Normal community for the new project. Initially, several existing libraries were studied as precedents for a basic understanding of how libraries have changed in recent times. Following, two concepts were generated for two different sites in Normal, IL and these ideas were communicated to the residents of Normal. These concepts were based on exposing and celebrating wood glulam structure inside the library. This was completed in the Spring of 2014, with work as both an individual and a pairing. P.22
Interior Perspective ^
Interior Perspective ^ Exploded Axon
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Sidewalk Perspective ^ Ground Floor Plan
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Entry Perspective ^
Interior Entry Perspective ^
Atrium View^ Wall Section
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Exterior Public Space^ Ground Floor Plan
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SOLAR Research DECATHLON and Design P.26
Ball State University, the University of Louisville, and the University of Kentucky formed Team Kentuckiana to compete in the 2013 Solar Decathlon in Irvine, California. During the Fall of 2011, students began the project by researching past competitions and creating initial design concepts to begin the final design and generate interest within the school. This design incorporated passive energy solutions, local materials including reclaimed siding and Indiana limestone, and influences from Prairie style design that resonates well with local ideas. In addition to creating design concepts, students also had to prove basic engineering concepts, constructability issues, and work with construction management students to create cost estimations for each project.
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Winter Solstice Summer Solstice
50% Direct Sunlight No Direct Solar Gain
Spring/Fall
Winter Solstice
33% Direct Sunlight
50% Direct Sunlight
3D Wall Section ^ Form Generation ^
Kitchen View ^
Exploded Axon ^
Exploded Axon ^ Entry View
9.24 kWh/sq-m/day
Average energy consumption required to operate the house
Trombe Wall Diagram
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^ 23.5 Btu/h/sq. ft.
R Value of wall assembly, Average heat loss during distributed as 21% glazing winter to be overcome to to 79% opaque provide thermal comfort
546 square feet ^ Roof area need to produce 11.93 kWh/sq-m/day 62% 9.51 kWh and reach net zero
$196,000
Cost to create and build Transportation Diagram ^ this project
Maximum production of Percent of heating that will panels, allowing excess to be done through the use be sold back to the power of a trombe wall P.27 company
SOLARCommunication DECATHLON Team P.28
Ball State University, the University of Louisville, and the University of Kentucky formed Team Kentuckiana to compete in the 2013 Solar Decathlon in Irvine, California. In the Spring of 2013, the team was producing final drawings for submission and construction of the house the following summer. Teams were formed for the other competitions in the Solar Decathlon, including this work for the communications competition. This included managing other students on the team, creating diagrams of the systems in the house to explain the project to the public, establishing a web site, updating the website with all relevant information and images, and attending meetings with other leadership to maintain the flow of information.
Phoenix House ^
Floor Plan ^ HVAC ^
Ductwork was kept to a minimum to increase efficiency by decreasing the amount of heat lost through the ducts. This was done by using only four main branches, two supply and two return. Air circulates from the outside of the house to the inside wall that connects the two modules.
Planting Diagram ^
All of the HVAC components are in the utility room or hidden underneath the floor. This helps to insulate all of these components and also allows them to travel shorter distances. This means that during the on site set up, connections will be made by using removable floor panels to have access to these components.
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Since the utility room is in module one, it means that the HVAC system will have to be connected on site between the two modules. The ductwork for both modules will be installed during construction, and simply connected together on site. Because the system as a whole is very efficient, it makes up for any loss from this connection.
Safe Room ^
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Set Up Diagram ^ The Phoenix House is being transported to the site as two modules. These modules can each fit on a trailor that will be pulled from the build site in Louisville to the competition site in California. In addition to these two trailors, there will be others that will contain the deck pieces, ramps, furniture, and other necessary pieces.
The first defense against tornados comes from the trellis and vines growing around the bathroom. This structure and plant material helps to stop or slow down flying debris in a tornado and hopefully prevent it from ever reaching the bathroom. This was intended to be an exterior shield as well as provide a private space outdoors.
Since the modules are traveling across country, they have to fit underneath overpasses along the highway route. This was a restriction on the design that needed to be solved by the team. For the Phoenix House, the team chose to collapse the roof to make it short enough to fit underneath the overpasses.
Upon arrival at the site, the first step for construction is to deploy module two containing the bedrooms. Once that is in place, the team will use a crane to lift module one over the top and set it into place. The team will then have to remove floor panels inside and connect the two modules together.
The bathroom walls were constructed differently from the rest of the house. They have been reinforced to withstand high wind loads and flying debris to keep occupants safe inside. This room is also anchored to the ground to prevent it from being overturned. While it has been reinforced, the wall thickness remains the same to hide this.
After the two modules have been connected, the roof on module one will then be lifted up to its final angle. Once it has been lifted up, the trusses will be inserted along with the upper portion of the wall. These pieces will provide structure for the roof and also infill the gap.
Once the roof is in place, support pieces for the deck will be laid out. The deck is preconstructed modules that will snap into place on site. After that, the planters will be placed around the deck, and the house will be ready to open to the public. The team designed the house with this set up in mind in order to make it as easy as possible on site.
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Planters
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INDYEstopinal PARKCompetition PLAZA
Design competition amongst Juniors in the Spring of 2012, the site located in downtown Indianapolis created interesting challenges relating to the surrounding buildings. The program includes a hotel, culinary school, and public plaza. A screen was created along the streets to create privacy, but was raised to allow for public access beneath. This screen was wrapped in Media Mesh, a flexible LED screen transforming both the street in front, and the plaza behind into a multimedia experience. This ensures a wide variety of uses for the public spaces and creates higher exposure for the culinary school, which can pair with the public market in warm weather.
North East View ^
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Plaza Night Rendering ^
E-W Section ^
Exploded Axon ^
Plaza Axon ^ Site Axon
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